REDEFINING THE END-TO-END PASSENGER EXPERIENCE AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
Content plans: Tour on 9th hosted by GOAA; Networking Day on February 10th
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Find out more >>Content plans: Members of the FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub and the FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group will convene in London for an action-packed joint members meetings, hosted by Heathrow
Find out more >>Content plans: Members of the FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub and the FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group will convene in London for an action-packed joint members meetings, hosted by Heathrow
Find out more >>Content plans: Focus on the future of baggage handling, Proof of Concepts updates & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Focus on the future of baggage handling, Proof of Concepts updates & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Focus on the future of baggage handling, Proof of Concepts updates & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Join us in Dublin for APEX FTE EMEA, APEX FTE Ancillary & Retailing – co-located to deliver the region’s most comprehensive gathering of air transport leaders.
Find out more >>Content plans: Focus on the future of baggage handling, Proof of Concepts updates & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Focus on the future of baggage handling, Proof of Concepts updates & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Join us at the 20th anniversary FTE Global, the “CES of Aviation” taking place in the new location of Dallas, Texas, on 8-10 September 2026, co-located with IFSA Global EXPO. Headline Partners include Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Southwest Airlines, and Dallas Love Field Airport.
Find out more >>Content plans: Focus on the future of baggage handling, Proof of Concepts updates & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Focus on the future of baggage handling, Proof of Concepts updates & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Focus on the future of baggage handling, Proof of Concepts updates & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Join us for APEX FTE Expo Asia, 18-19 November 2026 – uniting the world in Singapore for the largest end-to-end passenger experience and innovation expo.
Find out more >>Content plans: Focus on the future of baggage handling, Proof of Concepts updates & knowledge sharing
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FTE’s Head of Baggage Transformation Darin Juby identifies the key trends that will help transform the baggage experience in 2024 and beyond, including bag tracking, robotics, automation and sustainability.
VINCI Airports – a Corporate Partner of the FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub – has launched a new biometric experience at Portugal’s five biggest airports, in a strategic partnership with Vision-Box.
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has launched a newly-developed app for Apple Watch. Using AI, this allows travellers to quickly and easily access the latest information about their flight on their wristwatch.
Liverpool John Lennon Airport has opened a sensory space in its departure lounge. The aim is to help passengers with sensory or cognitive impairment acclimatise to the airport environment before they travel.
Phase one improvements to the security checkpoint at Louisville Airport (SDF) are underway, as part of the ‘SDF Next Program’ that will see $400m invested in enhancements to the Jerry E. Abramson Terminal.
JFK Terminal One Group Association and Ink Innovation are trialling a disaster recovery system to manage operational disruptions, aiming to ensure both uninterrupted operations and passenger satisfaction.
Heathrow Airport has agreed a deal with BEUMER Group – a Strategic Partner of the FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group – to design and install a state-of-the-art new baggage system in Terminal 2.
London Gatwick has announced a partnership Smiths Detection to supply state-of-the-art CT scanners. Once installed, passengers will no longer need to remove electrical items or liquids from hand baggage.
9-11 June 2026, Dublin, Ireland
A gathering of air transport’s digital and innovation leaders, creative designers and progressive minds who will inspire one another and reimagine travel together.
9-11 June 2026, Dublin, Ireland
Empowering the airline sector to profit from collaborative digital retailing opportunities at every step of the journey
08 - 10 Sep 2026, Dallas, Texas
Where the world's most progressive travel facilitators define tomorrow’s end-to-end passenger experience
18-19 November 2026, Singapore
Connecting vendors with airline and airport executives to transform tomorrow’s end-to-end passenger journey across Asia-Pacific
Riga Airport has introduced a separate screening line at the passenger security checkpoint for families travelling with children under the age of seven as part of efforts to “improve the travel experience”.
Lithuanian Airports is to begin expansion of the Kaunas Airport terminal in Q1 2024, with completion scheduled for mid-2025. This will double capacity to two million and include “technological advances”.
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport is deploying 12 Rohde & Schwarz QPS Walk2000 walk-through scanners to optimise and streamline security and support high-volume screening at its employee checkpoints.
FTE Global 2023 included the FTE AI Symposium, which explored the potential of Artificial Intelligence in aviation 5, 10, and 20 years from now, featuring Southwest, SEA, Boeing, Teague and Ink Innovation.
John Ackerman has been confirmed as the new CEO of LAWA. Having previously held senior executive roles with DFW and DEN, he will take up the role in February 2024, following service from interim CEO Bea Hsu.
Delta customers at LAX, LGA and JFK now have a quicker way to move through the airport. Delta Digital ID provides a seamless, hands-free way to navigate the airport, using biometric facial matching.
Austin-Bergstrom Airport has launched a new online parking reservation system that provides advance-booking for all on-airport campus parking options for “convenient and comfortable experiences”.
To ensure the seamless opening of The New Terminal One at New York JFK Airport in 2026, the terminal project design-build team has opened a new pre-production centre where all technology will be tested.
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